Gossage: Jose Bautista a ‘disgrace,’ baseball ruined by ‘nerds’  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Hall of Fame reliever Goose Gossage called Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista a “disgrace to the game” and blasted “nerds” for turning baseball into a “joke” during a 10-minute interview Thursday.

Cardinals Peralta Undergoes Surgery for Thumb Injury  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta had surgery Thursday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and likely will be sidelined for about 10-to-12 weeks.  —  Manager Mike Matheny anticipated Peralta …

Several top pitchers on display Wednesday in Grapefruit, Cactus Leagues  —  In less than a month, teams will send out their aces for Opening Day.  —  Wednesday had little of that pomp and circumstance — it's still early in Spring Training, after all — but it did feature an impressive collection of starting pitchers for early March.

Asdrubal Cabrera Shut Down For Two Weeks With Knee Injury  —  12:10pm: The Cardinals are indeed interested in Tejada, reports ESPN New York's Adam Rubin, but the injury to Cabrera decreases the likelihood that the Mets will trade Tejada, he adds.  —  10:43am: The Mets announced …

Arenado dived into stands three times last year  —  In this file photo, Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies gets Gregory Polanco of the Pittsburgh Pirates out for the third out in the top of the second inning during a National League game at Coors Field, Sept. 21, 2015.  (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)

How to follow today's Detroit Tigers-Houston Astros game  —  1:05 p.m., No TV or radio: Grapefruit League action continues today in Kissimmee, Fla.  —  Detroit Tigers (6-4) vs. Houston Astros (7-2)  —  Where: Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, Fla.  —  First-pitch weather forecast: Partly sunny, 82 degrees.

Ramirez Has 3 Hits as Indians Beat Padres 9-4  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Jose Ramirez had three hits, including one of the Cleveland Indians' four-run scoring doubles Thursday in a 9-4 win over the San Diego Padres.  —  Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor and Collin Cowgill also had RBI doubles.

Orioles' Winless Streak Reaches 11 With 4-4 Tie vs Yankees  —  SARASOTA, Fla. — Adam Jones hit an opposite-field home run to right-center for the Baltimore Orioles, whose winless streak in spring training reached 11 with a 4-4 tie against a New York Yankees' split squad on Thursday.

Playing the right way?  —  The most overused, overwrought cliché in baseball?  Play the game the right way.  What does that even mean, though?  The answer to that question must take into account three important factors: When, Who, and Where.  —  When.